Volcanodle
Puzzle #21 was Kizimen.
Kizimen is an isolated, conical stratovolcano that is morphologically similar to St. Helens prior to its 1980 eruption. The summit consists of overlapping lava domes, and blocky lava flows descend the flanks of the volcano, which is the westernmost of a volcanic chain north of Kronotsky volcano. The 2334-m-high edifice was formed during four eruptive cycles beginning about 12,000 years ago and lasting 2000-3500 years.
Read about it at the Global Volcanism Program →
Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution
What the record says
Puzzle 21 ran on 30 Jul 2026 and the answer was Kizimen, played with 6 guesses against 8 columns. On the record: Country - Russia; Region - Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions; Type - stratovolcano; Tectonic setting - subduction; Elevation - 1500-3000; Last eruption - 21st-century; Rock type - andesite; Historically observed - observed.
Beyond the grid the record adds Largest recorded eruption - VEI 5; Holocene eruptions recorded - 11 eruptions.
Volcanodle builds its record from Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (Venzke, E. (ed.), Volcanoes of the World, volcano.si.edu). The description above comes from the same place the game credits on every reveal: A verbatim excerpt of the volcano's GVP Geological Summary. The puzzle itself is still playable in the archive, and every answer that has been and gone is listed on the past-answers page.
How it scored
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Type
- stratovolcano
- Tectonic setting
- subduction
- Elevation
- 1500-3000
- Last eruption
- 21st-century
- Rock type
- andesite
- Historically observed
- observed
Also on the record
- Largest recorded eruption
- VEI 5
- Holocene eruptions recorded
- 11 eruptions